Tag Archives: Reality Check

“I want you all to stonewall it.” That’s what Nixon said during the Watergate impeachment inquiry and now the Trump administration is echoing his approach.

Trump has undone decades of Republican warnings about Russia as a bad actor on the world stage. In today’s I look at how the President’s recent foreign policy decisions, including pulling US troops from northern Syria, have helped advanced Russia’s … Continue reading →

President Trump’s attempt to “reframe his re-election around being an anti-corruption crusader” doesn’t add up. They’ve proposed cutting the budget devoted to “fighting corruption” by 40%.  

A “very stable genius” who “watches his words carefully” wouldn’t be talking about coups and treason and civil war. None of this is normal.  

Protecting whistleblowers is an idea almost as old as the Republic itself.    

In today’s Reality Check,  I look at the signature moves by some of President Trump’s allies in their attempts to defend him, including the “Deep State Dodge” and “the Ron Burgundy.”  

Last week, acting DNI Joseph Maguire told Congress that election security was the biggest challenge the US faces. We can’t allow anyone to undermine the integrity of our election system. And that includes the President

There are principles at stake set out by the Founding Fathers. Problem is they’re likely to get obscured under an avalanche of partisan theatrics and situational ethics.  

I look at the growing list of threats against journalists since Trump took office. No American President has so consistently threatened the media … The damage to our democracy is real.

All The President’s Projections – these projections may be absurd but they serve a serious political purpose… they muddy the waters between fact and fiction.

In today’s Reality Check, I talk to legal analysts and government experts to put the latest Trump scandal in perspective. “It’s a mistake to look at this through the narrow lens of criminal statutes. This is bigger than that. We … Continue reading →

Mr. President, it’s not that we’re too dumb to believe you said something inappropriate to a foreign leader. It’s that we’re too smart to forget that you’ve done it before.  

Look at what he does rather than listen to what he says. Because when it comes to his promises of clean air, President Trump is all hot air.

A House committee launched an investigation looking into whether Transportation Secy. Elaine Chao is using her office to benefit a business run by her family. It’s happening against the backdrop of an administration that is eroding ethical norms.

I explain why today’s special election in North Carolina’s 9th District is a test of the Trump re-election playbook that paints Democrats as radical socialists.

Today’s Reality Check connects the dots on all the truly terrible indicators for President Trump’s re-election – and the one area where Democrats could end up playing into his hands.

I explain why today’s special election in North Carolina’s 9th District is a test of the Trump re-election playbook that paints Democrats as radical socialists.  

Trump inviting the Taliban to Camp David days before 9/11…as well as offering up some fact-challenged statements on North Korea and Iran. Secretary Pompeo defended the worst ideas from a President –that’s full of them.  

Republicans strongly support President Trump, but I see a counter-trend — an exodus away from the Party of Trump with a 38% turnover in the House GOP. It’s not a sign of strength or stability. It’s a sign of moral … Continue reading →

Sharpie-gate is not about the Sharpie. It’s about the President’s refusal to recognize reality. Imagining Trump without a Sharpie and a grudge is like imagining Picasso without a paintbrush or John Wayne without a gun.